Storm Traps 120 Guests at CA Resort for 5 Days
After an eight-foot storm slammed into the Sierras last week, 120 visitors staying at Montecito Sequoia Lodge in Kings Canyon National Park were snowed in for five days.
Located at 7,400 feet above sea-level, the lodge gets plenty of snow- too much, sometimes. Google Maps graphic.
After several days of snow removal by Lodge personnel and the US Forest Service, the escape route was finally clear(ish) and the guests were evacuated in a slow-moving caravan.
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Update: pleased to report that after another day of snow removal by the @forestservice , we’re finally getting out! Huge thanks to the staff here at Montecito Sequoia Lodge for taking care of us and can’t wait to get home to Ojai! pic.twitter.com/gCKOguBq35
— Joel Keeler (@papajoelius) February 8, 2019
The lodge is currently closed due to unsafe road conditions stemming from the same storm that trapped the guests.
